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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2005
Joseph B. Schlenoff, Tallahassee, FL (US);
David S. Salloum, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Thomas C. Keller, Iii, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Scott G. Olenych, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Joseph B. Schlenoff, Tallahassee, FL (US);
David S. Salloum, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Thomas C. Keller, III, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Scott G. Olenych, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Abstract
An article for controlling the attachment and growth of cells on a surface of the article, and a method for the use of the article is provided. The article comprises a substratum having a surface and a film on the surface, the film comprising a network of a net positively charged composition and a net negatively charged composition, wherein the net positively charged composition comprises a net positively charged polyelectrolyte or the net negatively charged composition comprises a net negatively charged polyelectrolyte, and the net positively charged polyelectrolyte or the net negatively charged polyelectrolyte contain (i) a polymer repeat unit having at least two fluorine atoms, or (ii) a polymer repeat unit having a zwitterion group. The method comprises contacting the article with living tissue, living organisms, or with water in an aqueous system comprising living organisms.